The Bonddad Blog

 - by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicators post is  up at XE.com .  A few things deteriorated slightly this weei, and several improved ...

 - by New Deal democrat With May's CPI reported, I can now update real retail sales and real retail sales per capita. The former...

 - by New Deal democrat I have a new post  up at XE.com , examining yesterday and today's manufacturing and production data.  The bad...

 - by New Deal democrat Today began a 3 day blizzard of manufacturing and sales data spanning April to June.  This morning we got total busi...

The Yield Curve Spread Points to Slow Growth The 30-2 year spread is Near a 5-Year Low The 10-2 year spread is Near a 5 Year ...

 - by New Deal democrat Last Friday I wrote a piece dissecting the latest graph in Doomer porn, which purported to show that persona...

I don't remember the source, but several years ago I remember reading that a Chinese official stated he only looked at the growth of Chi...

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  - by New Deal democrat You know how temp hiring is a leading indicator for hiring overall?  And temp jobs have been in decline since De...

 - by New Deal democrat Let me preface this post by noting that unlike the past 6 years, those who believe we are in a recession this...

 - by New Deal demorat Wednesday's JOLTs report (note: for April) gives us a more granular look at the jobs market.  For most o...

Recession Watch (Econbrowser) While most series are still rising, as of latest reported observations, the decline in industrial...

This investment has risk.  It's certainly not for everyone.  Please talk to a professional before doing anything.  And, perhaps most im...

Employment statistics are a very noisy data series.  So it's best to look at their longer term performance to get an idea of their o...

EU GDP Rises .6% Daily Chart of IEV ETF Candleglance Charts of Largest EU Area ETFs Global Stimulus I...

 - by New Deal democrat I have a new post  up at XE.com , taking an extended look at the Labor Market Conditions Index and comparing it w...

US Pays Three Times The Price For Cancer Meds (FT) In the US, the median monthly price of branded cancer drugs, which are still prote...

 - by New Deal democrat Beginning last summer, I wrote a series of articles on "Forecasting the 2016 election economy."  N...

Bespokes' Table of ETF Performances Daily Chart of the UNG ETF Capital Spectator on the Jobs Report Note,...